Yes, the press will always harp on what they believe is the popular opinion. Europeans have, for a long time, been smug, arrogant assholes about minority issues in the US. No offense, them's just the facts.. So when problems arose as soon as your governments let in minority refugees in any numbers, the trend was to deny it and downplay the issues because Europeans don't believe they have such issues. Now that shits going really badly it's time for the press to switch bandwagons.

There is, and neither should be censored. Nothing but a direct call for violence should be, and I grant even that begrudgingly. Once we decide it's acceptable to draw lines, the only question is where they stop; ask ten people and you'll get ten different answers. Once you allow it all it takes is getting the wrong person in power who doesn't know where to stop, and then boom, heavy censorship. Once you have arbitrary, preferential censorship, it's no longer possible to productively criticize the government enforcing it or organize against them. Once you can't do that, they can violate any other rights they want while silencing all criticism and promoting a positive image to keep people in the dark.

> direct call for violence
That's where being a racist dickhead begins on my scale. I couldn't care less if someone proclaims they hate Muslims.
I completely agree that any and all infringement to free expression is a huge deal. I just haven't heard of anything happen in that direction that worried me - by German police and courts at least. Don't get me started on the press, though. Their subjective, biased coverage the issue made me puke, as did their sudden change of tone last week.

Yes, the press will always harp on what they believe is the popular opinion. Europeans have, for a long time, been smug, arrogant assholes about minority issues in the US. No offense, them's just the facts.. So when problems arose as soon as your governments let in minority refugees in any numbers, the trend was to deny it and downplay the issues because Europeans don't believe they have such issues. Now that shits going really badly it's time for the press to switch bandwagons.

I've been very critical about how the government is handling the refugee problem from the start and not once have been called a Nazi or even been given disapproving glances. There a difference between critical scepticism and being a racist dickhead.

There is, and neither should be censored. Nothing but a direct call for violence should be, and I grant even that begrudgingly. Once we decide it's acceptable to draw lines, the only question is where they stop; ask ten people and you'll get ten different answers. Once you allow it all it takes is getting the wrong person in power who doesn't know where to stop, and then boom, heavy censorship. Once you have arbitrary, preferential censorship, it's no longer possible to productively criticize the government enforcing it or organize against them. Once you can't do that, they can violate any other rights they want while silencing all criticism and promoting a positive image to keep people in the dark.

> direct call for violence
That's where being a racist dickhead begins on my scale. I couldn't care less if someone proclaims they hate Muslims.
I completely agree that any and all infringement to free expression is a huge deal. I just haven't heard of anything happen in that direction that worried me - by German police and courts at least. Don't get me started on the press, though. Their subjective, biased coverage the issue made me puke, as did their sudden change of tone last week.

Yes, the press will always harp on what they believe is the popular opinion. Europeans have, for a long time, been smug, arrogant assholes about minority issues in the US. No offense, them's just the facts.. So when problems arose as soon as your governments let in minority refugees in any numbers, the trend was to deny it and downplay the issues because Europeans don't believe they have such issues. Now that shits going really badly it's time for the press to switch bandwagons.